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Muhammad Alidied from respiratory complications on June 3, but his post-humous plans are first being uncovered now.

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The 74-year-old suffered with Parkinson's disease for over 30 years, but family spokesman Bob Gunnell told CNN that "he did not suffer" as he passed.

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His daughter Hana Alitweeted that "all of his organs failed but his heart wouldn't stop beating. for 30 minutes...his heart just keep [sic] beating. No one had ever seen anything like it. A true testament to the strength of his spirit and will!"

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She added that he was surrounded by his kids in the hospital, and that they "were around him hugging and kissing him and holding hands, chanting the Islamic prayer."

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Then, his daughter, Laila Ali, 38, appeared on the TODAY show on June 6 to honor her late father. She revealed that despite his tough persona, he was "afraid of death" but "it was time for him to go and I know he's in a better place now, and he's talking again and moving again and doing all the things he couldn't do in his body. I'm happy for that, even though I will miss him deeply."

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"He was a loving father," she told Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie. "He pretty much gave us everything we wanted, which, now that I'm a parent, that isn't always good. He was a spoiler! But that's what I always remember, just being kissed and hugged, and him just being that person, just giving you anything you want because he wants to see a smile on your face."

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"My son is a spitting image of my father when he was young and he has so many of his same similar characteristics and qualities," she added. "And he's definitely going to live on through him. He's learning more and more as he gets older how special papa actually was."

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Muhammad Alidied from respiratory complications on June 3, but his post-humous plans are first being uncovered now.

Photo credit: Splash News

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The 74-year-old suffered with Parkinson's disease for over 30 years, but family spokesman Bob Gunnell told CNN that "he did not suffer" as he passed.

Photo credit: Splash News

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His daughter Hana Alitweeted that "all of his organs failed but his heart wouldn't stop beating. for 30 minutes...his heart just keep [sic] beating. No one had ever seen anything like it. A true testament to the strength of his spirit and will!"

Photo credit: Splash News

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She added that he was surrounded by his kids in the hospital, and that they "were around him hugging and kissing him and holding hands, chanting the Islamic prayer."

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Then, his daughter, Laila Ali, 38, appeared on the TODAY show on June 6 to honor her late father. She revealed that despite his tough persona, he was "afraid of death" but "it was time for him to go and I know he's in a better place now, and he's talking again and moving again and doing all the things he couldn't do in his body. I'm happy for that, even though I will miss him deeply."

Photo credit: Splash News

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"He was a loving father," she told Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie. "He pretty much gave us everything we wanted, which, now that I'm a parent, that isn't always good. He was a spoiler! But that's what I always remember, just being kissed and hugged, and him just being that person, just giving you anything you want because he wants to see a smile on your face."

Photo credit: Splash News

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"My son is a spitting image of my father when he was young and he has so many of his same similar characteristics and qualities," she added. "And he's definitely going to live on through him. He's learning more and more as he gets older how special papa actually was."